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Immunomonitoring via ELISPOT Assay Reveals Attenuated T-Cell Immunity to CMV in Immunocompromised Liver-Transplant Patients.

Ann-Kristin Traska, Tobias Max Nowacki, Richard Vollenberg, Florian Rennebaum, Jörn Arne Meier, Tina Schomacher, Sara Noemi Reinartz Groba, Julia Fischer, Jonel Trebicka, Phil-Robin Tepasse

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Article in Cells, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Ann-Kristin TraskaDepartment of Medicine B for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology and Clinical Infectiology, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Tobias Max NowackiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Marienhospital Steinfurt, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4530-5786
Richard VollenbergDepartment of Medicine B for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology and Clinical Infectiology, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3208-7924
Florian RennebaumDepartment of Medicine B for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology and Clinical Infectiology, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Jörn Arne MeierDepartment of Medicine B for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology and Clinical Infectiology, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Tina SchomacherDepartment of Medicine B for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology and Clinical Infectiology, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Sara Noemi Reinartz GrobaDepartment of Medicine B for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology and Clinical Infectiology, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Julia FischerDepartment of Medicine B for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology and Clinical Infectiology, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Jonel TrebickaDepartment of Medicine B for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology and Clinical Infectiology, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Phil-Robin TepasseDepartment of Medicine B for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology and Clinical Infectiology, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2757-4755

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Assessing immune responses to cytomegalovirus (CMV) after liver transplant in patients on immunosuppressive therapy remains challenging. In this study, employing ELISPOT assays, 52 liver-transplant recipients were evaluated for antiviral T-cell activity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), measuring interferon-γ (IFN-γ) secretion upon stimulation with CMV-specific peptides (CMV peptide pool, CMV IE-1, and pp65 antigens). Parameters such as stimulation index, mean spot size, and mean spot count were measured. The study found that heightened immunosuppression, especially with prednisolone in triple therapy, significantly dampened CMV-specific immune responses. This was demonstrated by decreased IFN-γ production by CMV-specific T-cells (CMV peptide pool:

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CytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsEnzyme-Linked Immunospot AssayImmunocompromised HostInterferon-gammaLiver TransplantationT-LymphocytesAdultAgedFemaleHumansImmunosuppression TherapyImmunosuppressive AgentsMaleMiddle AgedImmunosuppressive AgentsInterferon-gammaCMVcytomegalovirusimmunosuppressive therapyliver transplantationopportunistic infection

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PMID38727277
PMCPMC11083338

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